$250 mil each year for animal shelter in California

[sweet_luvin]

Wow, $250mil for animal shelters a year. Wonder how Californians feel about this??


Dog Licensing and Mandatory Spay-Neuter
Animal services cost California local governments about $250 million each year.  Individual dog license fees have increased in many California counties and cities in recent years, but the revenues generated from these licenses cover only a small fraction of the cost to fund animal services.  Most of the rest is paid by the taxpayers.  This revenue shortfall is mainly because fewer than 1 in 4 dogs in California is licensed, even though licensing has been mandated by law for many years.  It’s fair to ask how public policy decisions of lawmakers have influenced licensing rates, and how licensing rates impact other goals.

[bASS_BLASTER]

We should learn from other countries who consider dogs/cats as a delicacy. They don't have animal problems and they don't need to waste $250M a year. All in seriousness, we can put $250M to better use then animal shelters.

I can think of better ways to spend $250M. How about fund the schools which closed down so our kids can get an education? How about fund kindergartens to full days instead of half days, b/c that is the time when they're brains are learning and developing rapidly?  

[YAX]

Better yet, let's find out which country those are and just drop the animals off.

[bASS_BLASTER]

Better yet, let's find out which country those are and just drop the animals off.

No other country has domestic animal problems than America.

[tubyaj]

Happens when you love your pets more than your kids....

No other country has domestic animal problems than America.

[bASS_BLASTER]

Happens when you love your pets more than your kids....

Yes, you only love them when you can afford them but when you can't, its bye-bye kitty or bye-bye doggy. That's not love, that's lust. Only if the government will allow tax deduction, 1-3 dog per household maybe there wouldn't be so many abandoned. My theory, same with human kids, that is how some people can afford them.

[F-16]

Yeap.  Tell me about it.  California.... the place for free loaders.

[Hmongol]

Why you blaming them, if people knew how to limit their pets and keep the reproduction system under control than we wouldn't need an animal shelter.

[Gutts]

You can fund a stadium for the vikings with 250,000,000 dollars lol.

[moo_cow]

Why you blaming them, if people knew how to limit their pets and keep the reproduction system under control than we wouldn't need an animal shelter.

Kind of like Humans huh? If only we knew how to control our reproductive system.

[moo_cow]

Anyways, yeah that is pretty ridiculous to be using up all that money on animal shelters. It's them white folks omg! Have you seen those shows animal hoarders? Daaamn! Is all I gotta say! Why do white folks feel the need to collect so much unnecessary shit?! And like on George Lopez he even explains that white people see their pets as family but with other races we're all just like damn if that thing is dying well good ridden.